diff --git a/README b/README
index d4d4f313..da75dcf2 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ Running tests:
 
     - cd xfstests
     - By default the tests suite will run xfs tests:
-    - ./check 001 002 003 ... or you can explicitly run a filesystem: 
-      ./check -xfs [test(s)]
-    - You can run a range of tests: ./check 067-078
+    - ./check '*/001' '*/002' '*/003'
+    - ./check '*/06?'
+    - You can explicitly specify NFS, otherwise the filesystem type will be
+      autodetected from $TEST_DEV:
+      ./check -nfs [test(s)]
     - Groups of tests maybe ran by: ./check -g [group(s)]
       See the 'group' file for details on groups
     - for udf tests: ./check -udf [test(s)]
diff --git a/check b/check
index ff8fbcf4..4085eae8 100755
--- a/check
+++ b/check
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ usage()
     echo "Usage: $0 [options] [testlist]"'
 
 check options
-    -xfs                test XFS (default)
-    -udf                test UDF
     -nfs                test NFS
     -l			line mode diff
     -udiff		show unified diff (default)
@@ -159,8 +157,6 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	case "$1" in
 	-\? | -h | --help) usage ;;
 
-	-udf)	FSTYP=udf ;;
-	-xfs)	FSTYP=xfs ;;
 	-nfs)	FSTYP=nfs ;;
 
 	-g)	group=$2 ; shift ;